The nursing instructor is discussing the nervous system with his nursing students. When talking about the parasympathetic nervous system what would the instructor tell the students about the bladder?
A) The parasympathetic nervous system causes urinary retention.
B) The parasympathetic nervous system makes the bladder relax.
C) The parasympathetic nervous system causes urge incontinence.
D) The parasympathetic nervous system makes the bladder contract.
Ans: D
Feedback: The parasympathetic division of the nervous system causes contraction (stimulation) of the urinary bladder muscles and a decrease (inhibition) in heart rate, whereas the sympathetic division produces relaxation (inhibition) of the urinary bladder and an increase (stimulation) in the rate and force of the heartbeat.
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